I have moved the blog area of this website to a new address. I don’t think the blog on this website is particularly easy to read, and I noticed a big no-no that it was difficult to track down old entries using this particular theme. From now on this website will be more of a portfolio-only outlet while the blog will have more up-to-the-minute updates and reports. Please bookmark/RSS the new address; I will alert you via that website when there are new videos and films to watch here. I know its kind of confusing but it’s for the best. Thanks!
2009 was the first year in recent memory when I did not produce or release a short film. This is a pretty big deal to me, as I’ve completed around 5 in the past three years. However, I definitely had plenty to do as I enjoyed the last leg of a film festival run for Fingers. Here are some of the videos I worked on in the past year.
Please let the videos load for a few moments before playing them. All of these videos were completed at Vision Teleproduction, Inc. in Kansas City, where I work full time as a producer and editor.
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Editor, Graphics, Effects
As a sports fan, this music video was a lot of fun. I tried to marry the spectacular offense of the New Orleans Saints with the carnivalesque atmosphere of their home games. We completed this video for our client Premier Sports for the yearly 101 Awards banquet which honors the best offensive and defensive players in the National Football League. Drew Brees and Peyton Manning received the offensive honors; ironic, since both of their teams are poised for a deep playoff run this year. I have a sneaking suspicion that I’ll need to put together another video for one or both of them…
Editor
The Injury Free Coalition for kids is ran out of New York. We usually do a few informational/advocacy videos for them every year.
Editor, Animator, Camera
This makes the second domestic violence video in two years that I have either directed or worked on. I directed a DV video for the UMKC Women’s Center, about college sexual awareness issues. With this one, I was the editor, animator, and one the two camera operators. The 11 minute finished product is extremely powerful. A diverse group of survivors (and rare admitted abuser) share their stories to help raise awareness about the important issue of domestic violence. This is the animated open to the video, re-purposed with an end tag so that it can be used for a local network television :60 PSA.
Animator
Emanuel Cleaver II is a U.S. Congressman and former mayor of Kansas City. Polishing off the rust of my After Effects Education, I put this simple intro together for a live event honoring his contributions to his church and Kansas City.
- In January I will be editing a music video for a rap artist from St. Louis, directed by AFI Directing Alumni Kevin Coleman.
- I’ve finished writing a short and I’ve started on another. The second will be the one I’m most likely to produce myself, but that will all depend on…
…If/which graduate film program accepts me. I’m waiting to hear back on 4. If I don’t get in to any of them, my money will go towards that new project.
- More work, more fun!
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I recently edited a few videos at my full time job at Vision Teleproduction, Inc. for the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City. The 2009 induction ceremony will be broadcasted this Sunday, December 13th at 8:00PM CST, on ESPNU. I did the career recap/highlight videos for college basketball’s all-time leading scorer Travis Grant and legendary coaches Jud Heathcote and Gene Bartow. I’m a huge sports fan and, to be honest, these people flew under my radar. It was interesting to learn about their impressive careers and accomplishments, and I think it’s definitely worth it to tune in and learn more about them yourself! Also being honored are Larry Bird & Magic Johnson.
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My most recent short film, Fingers, is playing tonight in New York. Information is below:
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Fingers will be appearing in the Paste Magazine DVD sampler in the next two months (February/March 2010). If you or someone you know is a subscriber, please help spread the word!
Synopsis
Paul addresses the loss of his index finger by withdrawing into a kaleidoscope of memories involving tickles, picked noses, and unforgiving elevator buttons.
“Fingers is a [...]
“One Room in Kansas City holds 317,000 records. Come inside.”
Momentum & Marr chronicles the history and dramatic growth of the Marr Sound Archives in Kansas City, which has maintained the American Experience in sound by collecting and preserving over 317,000 sound recordings in just over 20 years.
The student project was funded by a students engaged [...]
Pageantry looks at beauty through the eyes of a teenage girl entering a modeling competition.
When the filmmaker’s sister enters the 2007 Seventeen Reader Model Contest, a casual recorded conversation about her motivation leads to a unique perspective about beauty and body image.
The film documents her evolution, using a collage of contemporary and archival footage to [...]
Art on the Block is a 20:00 documentary that puts a human face on art as agent of urban renewal. Through the parallel voices of artists, average citizens and a commissioning corporation, Art on the Block connects Midwest talent, civic pride and for-profit philanthropy.
Art on the Block documents the work of ten Midwest [...]
Directed, Shot, Edited, and Colored by Jordan Kerfeld
Music by Biarchy
“Alluring…jarringly lucid…The scene is chaste on the outside, yet the mood is undeniably voyeuristic. With fast cutting that pulses to the music, it could be an outtake from a Guy Ritchie version of Lolita.”
“Alluring…jarringly lucid…The scene is chaste on the outside, yet the mood is undeniably [...]
The Kansas City Based documentary “Your Right, Your Life” is an 11-minute film that features powerful interviews with domestic violence survivors and their family members. Executive produced by the City of Kansas City Human Rights Commission and produced by Vision Teleproduction, Inc., the engaging video provides a catalyst for our community to learn about domestic [...]
